San Antonio Spurs Head coach Gregg Popovich had a “soft blow” in November, has not trained since, and he should not return to the bench this season.
The 76 -year -old missed six games earlier this season before the team announced that he had a blow. He trained the first five games of the team season.
ESPN reported on Saturday evening that the future of Popovich is uncertain in the midst of its recovery.
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San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, watches against Utah Jazz during the second quarter at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on October 31, 2024. (Rob Gray-Imagn images)
“It was certainly an unexpected six weeks for my family and me,” said Popovich in December. “While we are working together on my recovery, I want to take a moment to share that the effusion of the support we received during this period was really overwhelming in the best possible way.
“Although I wish to be able to return to each of you, so far, let me say that my family and I are eternally grateful. We are grateful for our wonderful community, the whole organization of Spurs and our family and our friends.”
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich reacts in the second half of a match on October 31, 2024 in Salt Lake City. (AP photo / rick egan)
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At the time, Popvich had not excluded a return, saying ironic: “No one is no longer excited to see me return to the bench that the talented people who directed my rehabilitation process. They quickly learned that I am Less coachable. “
The team said he had to recover completely. Mitch Johnson directed the Spurs in the absence of Popovich.
The news comes after being recently revealed that Victor Wembanyama would miss the rest of the season with a blood clot in his shoulder.
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, on the left, speaks with the center of San Antonio Spurs Victor Wembanyama before a match against the Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, December 23, 2023. (Kevin Jairaj / USA TODAY SPORTS)
Popovich is The NBAs Career leader with 1,401 victories and 170 other victories in the playoff series while winning five NBA titles. He is in his 29th season, all with San Antonio.
